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Posted: 9/26/2022 11:13:55 AM EDT
The sleeve for my Omega 300 came loose following Saturday’s range trip. This doesn’t seem be something that affects performance. I’ll be reaching out to SiCo later today but was curious how others have felt with this. I vaguely remember seeing past posts that had similar issues, but can’t find them now.
I am tempted to put some rocksett on and call it a day  -Mike |
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Posted: 9/26/2022 11:17:52 AM EDT
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I have one that is quite old, I slathered it in rockset a long time ago and haven't given it a second thought.
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Posted: 9/26/2022 12:10:47 PM EDT
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Not the prettiest welds now that I get a look at it.
 -Mike |
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Posted: 9/26/2022 12:24:10 PM EDT
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If it were me I would just clean up the tube and core, apply rocksett, and reset the tube sleeve back on the core.
Personally I wouldn't risk shipping a suppressor back and forth to the manufacturer over a simple repair I could do myself at almost no cost and maybe 30 minutes of my time. Especially in todays current shipping environment where both Fedex and UPS have changed their rules to dis-allow unlicensed individuals to ship firearms/suppressors so if it gets lost they most likely won't pay out any insurance claim. Just my nickles worth anyway. |
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Posted: 9/26/2022 12:30:54 PM EDT
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Mine came loose also. Solved with rocksett. Silencerco will probably ship you some. No need to send can in for that.
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Posted: 9/26/2022 12:40:42 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I have one that is quite old, I slathered it in rockset a long time ago and haven't given it a second thought. Exactly. I have done it too, and that’s all they will do when you send it back. So just save time by degreasing it with carb cleaner, slather on rockset and thread it back on. |
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Posted: 9/26/2022 1:00:34 PM EDT
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Congrats on your new tubeless omega!
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Posted: 9/26/2022 1:04:36 PM EDT
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Rockset it and be done
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Posted: 9/26/2022 3:26:11 PM EDT
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Talked to SiCo customer service they recommended blue loctite over rockset because it has a little flex and may last longer. But said either is a valid course.
-Mike |
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Posted: 9/26/2022 3:27:24 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Congrats on your new tubeless omega! What he said. |
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Posted: 9/26/2022 4:02:53 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Talked to SiCo customer service they recommended blue loctite over rockset because it has a little flex and may last longer. But said either is a valid course. -Mike The heat will break down Loctite 242. I'd go with Rocksett or Vibra-tite Hot Lock. |
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Posted: 9/26/2022 6:57:40 PM EDT
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Just out of curiosity, do you even need to put the tube back on? Does it hold/include the end cap or something?
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Posted: 9/26/2022 7:03:36 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Just out of curiosity, do you even need to put the tube back on? Does it hold/include the end cap or something? Functionally, it wouldn’t matter. But the tube has the Serial Number and all other markings. |
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Posted: 9/26/2022 8:17:06 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Just out of curiosity, do you even need to put the tube back on? Does it hold/include the end cap or something? Nope. If you wanted to, you could run it without the tube before doing things like FA and mag dumps for funsies. That way if something catastrophic happened you would still have a nice, undamaged serialized tube for warranty purposes. But, that's probably illegal, so don't do that |
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Posted: 9/26/2022 11:00:40 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Nope. If you wanted to, you could run it without the tube before doing things like FA and mag dumps for funsies. That way if something catastrophic happened you would still have a nice, undamaged serialized tube for warranty purposes. Which is why I'd use blue thread locker as the manufacturer suggested, or maybe red. Why make it a bigger pain in the butt to remove later on down the road. That way you don't risk destroying the sleeve that has all the information if it needs to be removed. |
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Posted: 9/27/2022 6:41:35 AM EDT
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Loctite 272 says it's good for 450F, heat to 480 to remove. Might work if you don't do mag dumps.
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Posted: 9/27/2022 3:35:55 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Which is why I'd use blue thread locker as the manufacturer suggested, or maybe red. Why make it a bigger pain in the butt to remove later on down the road. That way you don't risk destroying the sleeve that has all the information if it needs to be removed. While not as easy as something like 242, removing something with Rocksett on it isn't complicated. If it were that permanent, nobody would ever be able to get their suppressor mounts off. 242 wouldn't last 10-12 rounds fired in quick succession before eclipsing 480 degrees. |
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Posted: 9/27/2022 3:42:34 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: While not as easy as something like 242, removing something with Rocksett on it isn't complicated. If it were that permanent, nobody would ever be able to get their suppressor mounts off. 242 wouldn't last 10-12 rounds fired in quick succession before eclipsing 480 degrees. Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Which is why I'd use blue thread locker as the manufacturer suggested, or maybe red. Why make it a bigger pain in the butt to remove later on down the road. That way you don't risk destroying the sleeve that has all the information if it needs to be removed. While not as easy as something like 242, removing something with Rocksett on it isn't complicated. If it were that permanent, nobody would ever be able to get their suppressor mounts off. 242 wouldn't last 10-12 rounds fired in quick succession before eclipsing 480 degrees.  Proper removal of rocksett |
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